Overcheck crown-piece attachment.



No. 728,979. I PATENTED MAY 26, 1903. W. M. RHBUBOTTOM- OVERGHEGK GROWNPIECE ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 28. 1902.

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PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM M. RI-IEUBOTTOM, OF CORREOTIONVILLE, IOWA.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 728,979, dated May 26,1903.

Application filed July-28, 1902.

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM M. RHEUBOT- TOM, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Oorrectionville, in the county of Woodbury and Stateof Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in OvercheckCrown-Piece Attachments; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to thefigures of reference marked thereon ,which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in harnesses; and the main objectof the invention is to provide a novel, cheap, and handy means forslidingly attaching the overcheck of the harness to the crown-piece in adetachable manner. This object I attain by the novel construction andarrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a top view of a crown-piece and overcheck with myimprovement applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line a ain Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings by reference-numerals, 3 designates the strapof the bridle, which crosses the horses head back of the ears and isusually called the crown-piece. 4 is the rear end of the winker-brace.This is held adjustably in the buckle 5, secured by the strap 6 to thecrown-piece 3.

Upon the crown-piece and the strap 6 I secure by the rivets 7 a metallicpiece 8, preferably cast of malleable iron or brass. This piece orattachment 8 is provided upon its middle with two inwardly-pointinghooks 9 and at each end with an eye or loop 10.

11 designates parts of the overcheck having the eye 12, adapted to go onthe hook of the saddle-piece and being otherwise of common construction.

The parts 11 of the overcheck are guided- Serial No. 117 280. (Nomodel.)

- by a rivet, as 15 to the right in the drawings,

and having their inner ends provided with holes 16, adapting them to beplaced upon the hooks 9, on which they are further retained by theinsertion of the end of the winkerstrap 4 between them and the hooks 9.Before the straps 17 are thus secured on the hooks they are passedthrough the metallic loops 10, so that the loops 13 may be reduced to aneat size and held firmly in position.

Whenever the overcheck is to be removed or detached from the loops 13,it is only necessary to unhook the straps 17 from the hooks 9 and slipthem out of the guides 10. In this manner the overcheck cannotpossiblybecome unhitched from the crown-piece accidentally, and still itis easily attached and detached when desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with the crown-piece 3, of the metallic piece 8secured thereon and having the loops 10 at the ends and the hooks 9 nearthe middle, the straps 17 securedto the crown -piece beyond the metallicpiece, the same forming the guiding-loops 13 for the overcheck, andhaving their free ends passed through the metallic loops or eyes 10 andhitched onto the hooks 9.

2. The combination with the crown-piece 3, of the metallic piece 8secured thereon and having the loops 10 at the ends and the hooks 9 nearthe middle, the straps 17 secured to the crown-piece beyond the metallicpiece, the same forming the guiding-loops 13 for the overcheck, andhaving their free ends passed through the metallic loops or eyes 10 andhitched onto the hooks 9, and the winkerbrace 4 inserted between thehooks 9 above the ends of the straps 17. I

3. The combination with the crown-piece 3, of the strap 6 securedcentrally thereto and having the buckle 5 in its front end, thewinker-brace 4t adjustably inserted in the buckle and having its freeend normally extending rearwardly across the crown-piece; the metallicbar 8 secured upon the crownpiece and bridging across the strap 6; saidonto the hooks 9 below the winker-brace, subpiece or bar 3 havingnearits middle the hooks stantially as and for the purpose set forth. 1o

9 projecting upwardly and in over the winker- In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature brace, and the loops 10 at the ends; the straps inpresence of two witnesses.

5 17 secured with one end each to the crown- WILLIAM M. RHEUBOTTOM.

piece and having the other end formed into Witnesses: a guiding-loop 13for the overcheck, and be- WM. B. HERITAGE,

ing passed through the loops 10 and hitched P. J. WALKER.

